I started dipping when I was 14 years old and really became hooked around the time I was 17. Baseball is what started it all for me. The game I love led me to a habit I truly loved because, unfortunately, it is something that is strongly tied to the game. I am currently 24 years old, fresh out of college, recently married, and starting my career as a teacher and baseball coach. Living my dream. I've been doing a lot of thinking lately about my desire to quit and have decided that now is my time. I've got so much more in my life to look forward to and I'm ready to rid myself of this part of my life. After doing some thinking, I realized that I've been dipping for almost HALF of my life. I know this is no way to go.
I found this site while researching ways to quit and I really hope that this forum will help me because I have been unsuccessful in my previous attempts. I know this is going to be a long and difficult journey, but I am ready. I bought (HOPEFULLY) my last can of Copenhagen long tonight, along with two cans of Smokey Mountain, which seemed to be the recommended brand from this site.
I am sure not many people read these long posts, but I want to thank the people that created this site for having such a vast amount of resources available, as well as this forum for being another link in the chain of support.
My quit date is set. I will have my last dip on Friday December 16th 2011, the last day of classes before Christmas break in my school district. I will check back often. Hopefully someone might read, but I hope to use this site as a resource as I struggle with this challenge.
Thank you so much for this support. I can't wait to reach that first milestone. Please help me stay strong!